Kinshasa—The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, thanks in part to the trusted infrastructure and expertise of the national polio eradication programme. In close colla…
Read moreThe Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days since the last patient was discharged from treatment centre on 19 October 2025.
Read moreThe Democratic Republic of the Congo today launched a nationwide vaccination campaign aiming to protect around 62 million children aged 6 months to 14 years against measles and rubella, ahead of introducing the combined vaccine into the national immunization schedule. The single measles vaccine will be replaced by the combined measles-rubella (MR) vaccine in routine immunization, while the catch-up campaign will help close immunity gaps among children and adolescents for both diseases.
Read morePretoria—African countries have reached consensus on the priority actions, commitments and milestones that will shape the Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026–2035 in a major step towards transforming how the continent pl…
Read morePretoria—The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, Member States and partners have agreed on a roadmap to protect communities during public health emergencies, becoming the first region to formally estab…
Read morePretoria—The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched the first-ever Africa Prototype Competency-Based Curricula for ten selected health professions, marking a major turning point in how …
Read moreBrazzaville — To mark Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on 19 November, World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region launched the AFRO Geodatabase (AFRO GDB) to enhance the use of trusted administrat…
Read moreIn a significant public health achievement, Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone.
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